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Mental Health Archives

Please note that these articles are not intended to provide treatment options for those who may suffer from clinical depression or other forms of mental illness.

I Want to Tell You About Coming Apart and Struggling Through Depression

by Susan Moon| November 25, 2020

I Want to Tell You About Coming Apart and Struggling Through Depression

A moving account by Susan Moon of her journey back from depression, and how her Buddhist practice both helped and hindered her.

In It for the Tea

by Hilary Smith| September 9, 2020

In It for the Tea

Hilary Smith isn’t keen about Zen, but she does need company. Isolation and depression are the wolves at the door of her mountain cabin.

How does a meditator deal with episodes of major depression?

by Narayan Helen Liebenson, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Blanche Hartman| August 13, 2020

How does a meditator deal with episodes of major depression?

The teachers are asked how a meditator deals with episodes of depression.

What Meditation Can’t Cure 

by Debra Flics| January 22, 2020

What Meditation Can’t Cure 

Meditation wasn’t designed to heal psychological wounds, explains Debra Flics. She cautions not to see it as a replacement for psychotherapy.

Dark Night of the Meditator

by Josh Bartok| December 20, 2019

Dark Night of the Meditator

Josh Bartok gives advice on how to meditate without provoking unhealthy psychological states.

Connecting Young People to Deep Practice

by Aaron Stryker| December 4, 2019

Connecting Young People to Deep Practice

Reflecting on his experience bringing Buddhism to college campuses, Aaron Stryker says engagement, integration, and depth are three things young people are looking for.

Congressman Tim Ryan Wants to Heal America’s Trauma with Mindfulness

by Melvin McLeod| August 28, 2019

Congressman Tim Ryan Wants to Heal America’s Trauma with Mindfulness

The Democratic primary contender is the leading proponent of mindfulness in American politics. He talked to Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod about how to address the trauma the heart of America.

Now that I’m doing Buddhist meditation, should I give up therapy?

by Lion's Roar Staff| April 30, 2019

Now that I’m doing Buddhist meditation, should I give up therapy?

I’m in psychotherapy and it’s been very helpful to me. Now that I’ve started doing Buddhist meditation, should I give up therapy?

Buddhism Is Not a Treatment for Mental Illness

by Haleigh Atwood| March 18, 2019

Buddhism Is Not a Treatment for Mental Illness

A new article in The Atlantic says more Americans with mental illness are turning to Buddhism for mental health treatment. Experts might advise otherwise.

I Thought I Was Alone

by Susan Moon| February 8, 2019

I Thought I Was Alone

I’ve been a Zen practitioner for thirty years. Ten years ago I was in a deep depression. If I sat down to meditate, demons would torment me.

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